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Missing (1982)

"Charlie Horman thought that being an American would guarantee his safety. His family believed that being Americans would guarantee them the truth. They were all wrong."

7.3/10 2h 3m Feb 12, 1982
Drama Mystery Thriller

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

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Movie Details

Original Title Missing
Original Language EN
Budget $9,600,000
Revenue $14,000,000
Status Released
Popularity 1.3

Cast

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Ed Horman
Popularity: 1.7
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Beth Horman
Popularity: 1.3
Melanie Mayron
Melanie Mayron
Terry Simon
Popularity: 0.5
John Shea
John Shea
Charles Horman
Popularity: 1.4
Charles Cioffi
Charles Cioffi
Captain Ray Tower
Popularity: 1.1
David Clennon
David Clennon
Consul Phil Putnam
Popularity: 0.8
Richard Venture
Richard Venture
U.S. Ambassador
Popularity: 0.7
Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin
Colonel Sean Patrick
Popularity: 10.8
Richard Bradford
Richard Bradford
Andrew Babcock
Popularity: 0.4
Joe Regalbuto
Joe Regalbuto
Frank Teruggi
Popularity: 0.6
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka
David Holloway
Popularity: 1.1
John Doolittle
John Doolittle
David McGeary
Popularity: 3.3

Key Crew

Director Costa-Gavras
Screenplay Costa-Gavras, Donald E. Stewart
Editor Françoise Bonnot
Producer Edward Lewis, Mildred Lewis
Executive Producer Peter Guber, Jon Peters

Production

Universal Pictures
US
Polygram Pictures
US
Edward Lewis Productions
US

Videos & Trailers

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Jack Lemmon for "Missing" 1982 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
Jack Lemmon for "Missing" 1982 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
Featurette
Costa Gavras for "Missing" 2/20/82 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
Costa Gavras for "Missing" 2/20/82 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
Featurette

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Keywords

journalist corruption based on novel or book coup d'etat dictatorship based on true story chile conspiracy disappearance south america military military coup missing disappeared

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 8, 2023

This is quite an intense political thriller from Oscar winning Costa-Gavras that sees "Ed Horman" (Jack Lemmon) and his daughter-in-law "Beth" (Sissy Spacek) travel to Chile to try to find his writer son who has become caught up in the coup that has deposed President Allende. It is soon clear that t ... Read more

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Details
Release Date February 12, 1982
Runtime 2h 3m
Budget $9,600,000
Revenue $14,000,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.3
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